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Email: bds@portlandoregon.gov
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Fees
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Fees for Bureau of Development Services are updated periodically and adopted by the Portland City Council. Fee related services include Permits related for new and altered buildings and their properties, land use reviews, certificates and registrations, inspections and other compliance services, and fees collected for other City Bureaus.
System Development Charges
SDCs are one time fees assessed for new development and property user changes.
- Bureau of Environmental Services - SDC - Service: Sewers - Contact: 503-823-7761
- Portland Parks and Recreation - SDC - Service: Residential development; park capital improvements - Contact: 503-823-5105
- Portland Bureau of Transportation - SDC - Service: Transportation Projects - Contact: 503-823-7002
- Water Bureau SDCs - Contact: 503-823-7368
- Portland Housing Bureau - Housing Development SDC/Exemptions - Contact: 503-823-3270 (residential), or 503-823-9042 (commercial)
- Joint Office of Homeless Services – Contact: 503-988-2525
School Construction Excise Tax
In 2007, Oregon State Legislature passed a law (SB1036) that will help Oregon school districts pay for a portion of the cost of new or expanded school facilities
Affordable Housing Construction Excise Tax
City Council passed the Portland Housing Bureau’s recommended Effective August 1, 2016, the City of Portland is collecting a tax on residential and commercial building projects with improvements valued at $100,000 or more.
Online Fee Estimator
The Online Fee Estimator attempts to capture the typical permit fees required to obtain a commercial or residential building permit.